[inquiry]

Here are three hand from a recent topflight event. See how your bidding compares with the topflight club members. Good luck.

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
1♥      2♦      Pass    ? ?     

Every EAST opened 1♠, every north overcalled in ♦'s. Would you blast to 4♠ opposite a 2♦ overcall? How about opposite a 3♦ jump overcall?

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
        Pass    Pass    1♦     
Pass    3♦    Pass    ? 

You were too good for 1NT (15-17), your partners jump to 3♦ was inverted minor raise. Your bid?

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
        1♦     Pass    1♥      
Pass    1♠      Pass    2♣      
Pass    2N      Pass     3♣      
Pass    3N    Pass    ?

3♣ was forcing, 2♣ was new minor forcing. What do you bid?

[Trpltrbl]

1 ) a ) I bid 2♠, NF constructive, mostly because my singleton in pd's opening suit. Good thing my pd's bid with fit and if they don't have fit I will hear something else. After 3♦ I I will bid 3 ♠, which pd will raise to game even with a void but with nice other cards.

b ) After 3♦ I will bid 3♠, and again pd will bid with fit.

2 ) 3 NT, it is IMP's and we have about as much chance of making this as 3 ♦.

3 ) Pd obviously doesn't wanna tell us what he has in his hand, except for the 4 ♠, I have no idea what else he has, sounds like 4-2-4-3 hand. With 5 ♦ I really hope he would have bid 3 ♦ after 3♣. But I don't want to gamble 6♣ even though my gutt tells me I should. I just need to know too much specific cards out of pd's hand and I don't have the room to do that savely.

Mike

[Trpltrbl]

Oops.
I never saw my ♥ Ace on 1.
Now I will just bid 3♠ showing this type of hand, even though I don't like to have singl in pd's overcalled suit.

Mike

[helium]

Trpltrbl, on Mar 9 2004, 04:13 PM, said:

3 ) Pd obviously doesn't wanna tell us what he has in his hand, except for the 4 ♠, I have no idea what else he has, sounds like 4-2-4-3 hand. With 5 ♦ I really hope he would have bid 3 ♦ after 3♣. But I don't want to gamble 6♣ even though my gutt tells me I should. I just need to know too much specific cards out of pd's hand and I don't have the room to do that savely.

Mike

hmm think the hand is pretty mutch told, 4-2-4-3 obviusly, and 12-14 pts

[luis]

1) 2H if pd bids 3d I bid 3s. If pd bids something else I bid 4s

2) 3h, check if pd can cooperate with a heart stopper. I think I will sell out for 4d otherwise. Passing 3d is just too risky. Pd can have Qxxxxx of diamonds and the hA.

3) Looks like pd has a bad 4-2-5-2 hand. But I really think that we have some chances for a slam. So I think I will bid 4d and see if can cuebid in hearts. I'm not sure where are we going to stop after 4d but I can't pass 3N with this hand.

[Poky]

1) 4♠ directly, cause I'll never play anything below 4♠
2) If 3♦ was 0-6 - pass, if 3♦ was 6-9 - 3♠, intending to pass 3NT or 4♦.
3) Pass - misfitting

[Free]

3♠

3NT

pass

[flytoox]

inquiry, on Mar 9 2004, 08:57 PM, said:

Here are three hand from a recent topflight event. See how your bidding compares with the topflight club members. Good luck.

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
1♥      2♦      Pass    ? ?     

Every EAST opened 1♠, every north overcalled in ♦'s. Would you blast to 4♠ opposite a 2♦ overcall? How about opposite a 3♦ jump overcall?

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
        Pass    Pass    1♦     
Pass    3♦    Pass    ? 

You were too good for 1NT (15-17), your partners jump to 3♦ was inverted minor raise. Your bid?

Scoring: IMP

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West    North   East    South
        1♦     Pass    1♥      
Pass    1♠      Pass    2♣      
Pass    2N      Pass     3♣      
Pass    3N    Pass    ?

3♣ was forcing, 2♣ was new minor forcing. What do you bid?

With the first hand, I will bid 2H first, then bid my spade. I think 4S is a certainty, we may even have a slam.


With the second hand, I will jsut bid 3N.

With the third hand, pass and pray 3N make. Your 3C has already show slam interest and pd still want to play 3N.

Fly